A Cornell-led project team – with Global Hubs partners in India, the U.K, Ghana and Singapore – has received a two-year $250,000 design grant from the National Science Foundation to bring more comfortable days and nights to homes everywhere.
This year, 27 fellows, including three from Arts & Sciences, will engage with national and international news media to make their voices heard on several issues.
When political parties stoke partisan conflicts – often by contesting formal state institutions, like systems for managing elections – actual democratic capacity may take a hit as public opinion polarizes.
Seed grants, student travel grants and internships totaling $355,000 in the 2021–22 academic year supported international work done by many A&S faculty and students.
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Kabul, Afghanistan
Indian Member of Parliament Rahul Gandhi will join economics professor Kaushik Basu on March 2 for a conversation about democracy, development and life in politics in India and the world.
<div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"> <p> The 2020 presidential election tested the political system and pushed U.S. democracy close to the brink. </p></div></div>
<div> <div> <p> With Election Day just around the corner – and millions of ballots already cast in early voting – the next installment of the <a href="https://americandemocracycollaborative.org/2020/06/15/democracy-20-20/">Democracy 20/20 webinar series</a> will tackle polarization and how tension between the political parties and the social groups they represent is redefining American democracy. </p></div></div>
<p> Since arriving in Washington with a promise to “drain the swamp,” President Donald Trump has often called out the “deep state” for blocking his political goals. The fourth event in the <a href="https://americandemocracycollaborative.org/2020/06/15/democracy-20-20/">Democracy 20/20 webinar series</a> will examine how the capacity and professionalism of the federal government has fared over the past four years.</p>
<p>Rachel Beatty Riedl, formerly director of the Program of African Studies at Northwestern University, has been named the new director of the <a href="http://einaudi.cornell.edu/">Mario Einaudi Center for International Studies</a>.</p>
<p>When Saurabh Mehta started working as a physician in India, he concentrated on treating sick patients. Now he takes a broader approach to such infectious diseases as tuberculosis and HIV.</p>
Fourteen Cornell students and recent alumni are setting out this fall for destinations around the world, thanks to grants from the Fulbright U.S. Student Program.
<p>This summer, 38 undergraduates, grad students, and visiting scholars from 12 nations are enrolled in Cornell's <a href="https://www.sce.cornell.edu/ps/eiss/summer/index.php">English for International Students and Scholars</a> (EISS) program, according to <a href="http://bit.ly/2wqzQff">this story</a> on the Global Cornell website.</p>
<p>The Atkinson Center for a Sustainable Future’s <a href="http://www.atkinson.cornell.edu/grants/avf/">Academic Venture Fund</a> awarded $1.8 million in 2017, with a record 15 grants to seed novel approaches to some of the world’s greatest sustainability challenges.</p>
<p>The <a href="http://www.acsf.cornell.edu/grants/facinres/index.php">Atkinson Center for a Sustainable Future</a> (ACSF) has announced 10 <a href="http://www.acsf.cornell.edu/grants/facinres/index.php">faculty-in-residence fellows</a> in the social sciences, humanities and arts for 2016-17.</p>
